The Key West Citizen Newspaper, February 11, 1943, Page 3

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1943 PLANNING FOR WASHINGTON DAY FOLLOW THROUGH TO HARVEST WITH THAT VICTORY GARDEN URGES FARMERS | THE KEY WEST CITIZEN His Profit Customer: “But if it cost $20 to TO PLANT RAMIE) make these watches and you sell —_—_—_— | them for $20, where does your 1.| profit come in?” Shopkeeper: “That comes from WINTER PARK. Fila., Feb. (FNS).—Dr. Brown Landone, POULTRY SHOWER GALLATIN, Mo.—A new idea in the way of showers was recent- ly given the Rev. and Mrs. Lelan Atkins. It was a “poultry” show- PAGE THREE N. E. Ist Street at Biscayne Boulevard HOTEL LEAMINGTON Overlooking Bayfront Park and Biscayne Bay Opposite Union Bus Station MIAMI, FLORIDA One Block from Shopping District and Amusements PARKING LOT ADJOINING HOTEL Alfred Simons. Manager i i |mer associate of Luther epairing them.” er and every couple attending: By ROBERT GEIGER | Poisons after the edible parts Aire fee ie eee ord seein them | crought «dive: pullet Not’ bad. AP Features Writer have formed. ments with ramie production in|one acre of good ramie roots bars hire Like golf, gardening has its fol-| Z a avert | Florida, stated this week that/planted now will yield from 60,- low through strokes that reap a] aoe insecticides /are “sprayed ine demand for ramie root stock,|000 to 90,000 salable roots with- jon with small compressed - air!not only in this county but in in two years. He catitions, how- sprayers that are reasonably |Central an South Americas @Siever, that care should be exer- | pri >vera y well, presents a golden Oppor-icised in selection of original root Brice overall neighbors ha 8° | tunity to Florida farm who sock which should Be ante the | together and purchase, one of the | will devote small plantings to! pest white underleaf ramie. times 19-9. | price is too high for the individual | this crop. i “There is no reason,” he'says,} “Mr. Chairman,” he said very | gardener. Dr. I out that “why Florida cannot become the} solemnly, ‘‘the committee is di- suitable jramie root center of the world, | vidéd.’M¥! Johnson, he’s for his-| | . . Landone points As for No. 2 chore on the mid-|Forida has large area summer list, watering, the Unit-/to the ¢ lavge. producer’ of,:self, and Tim for myself, and we're | | havin’ hard work to get together”. } CELEBRATIONS MAXIMO VALDEZ CHAIRMAN OF LOCAL COMMITTEE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DEMO- ae PARTY Divided Vote Two negroes were appointed to pick a candidate for an important! | political office. After a while one | | of them came back into the meet- | | ing and asked for an extension of | harvest. It's doubly important this year, cautions the United States De- | partment of Agriculture, that city, ! - suburban and community gard- (Special to The Citizen) ners follow through with suffi- TALLAHASSEE, Feb. jcient enthusiasm, after their first Plans for a highly successful} burst of spring planting energy, George Washington Day Cele-/ and attend to midsummer’s four bration to raise funds for the Na-| chores: tional Democratic Party are rap-| idly taking shape throughout the state with the appointment of district and county Governor Spessard L._ i sponsor and, J. Edwin Larson,| M1 ; ferialie ct tits nun ett well oa SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN—20ce WEEKLY jed States Department of Agricul-jthat with ordinary cultivation high grade ramie fiber. = = — j ure says experiments have shown} that artificial watering is best ac-} 5 ROR complished once a week in regions! Ts. of medium rainfall. In dry cli-} mates the watering may be ncces- | {sary three times a week; in wet | places no artificial watering may | | be ne ary. | The best’ method of applying water, says the department, is to a . | open small furrows alongside the art your campaign! rows of plants and allow the wa- is thei ter to flow gently along these | furrows. SOLOIST ISTOOIOMOIIIISTMOOOOIODIIOIIOEIITI SSS WHENEVER YOU WANT ANYTHING OR ANYTHING DONE—WE'LL HELP YOU! POV OV III WATCH REPAIRS ALL MAKES Expertly and Inexpensively Repaired and Serviced by— Maurice Scammons, Jeweler te 1, Killing gardening sabo- teurs, the insects and bugs. i 2, Sprinkling or irrigating in an efficient manner. | 3. Planting second crops. 4, Cultivating, Ne dd bot t boda tndn dnt trtetntndntndy tn dndntndn dete dn dn tnd dade? STELL’S BEAUTY NOOK j 536 Fleming St. Key West, Fla. A better Coiffure means a more attractive Fs YOU, with the aid of a Vigorol Hair and ~ Scalp Treatment. We specialize in Zotos {x and Aromatic Oil Machineless Permanent Waves, Make appointment early. Phone WY VV Vv VV VT Ver chairman of the State Executive Committee. Despite wartime conditions and restrictions on gasoline and transportation which will pre- vent many communities from} holding dinners, dances or other} The time to s | against dis day you select your see locally adapted, i ‘nt! After irrigation the soil should es and = use ©] not be trampled or worked until y : forms of amusements, Chairm. Larson, who is state treasure said is confident the loy members of the Democratic ty of Florida will send the state “over the top” in raising its! quota of $27,000.00. | Besides Governor Holland | and Larson, other members of the executivé committee are E. A.| Faircloth of Tallahassee, treas- urer; Rex Farrior of Tampa, fi district; Rex Sweat of Jackson- ville, second district; A. Clifton Johnson of Pensacola, third dis- trict; 3 ney) Poston of West Palm Beach, fourth district;| and John G. Baker of Orlando, fifth district. Honorary members of the committee are members of Florida’s delegation in Washing- ton and the state and national democratic committeemen and committeewomen. i Maximo Valdez, of Key West, has been appointed chairman for Monrie county and will name his own executive committee andj} subcommittee workers. Many cities and towns through- out the state are planning spe- | cial dinners in which contribu- tors to the National Democratic! Party will be invited to attend as special’ guests but state head- quarters hefé in sending out in- structions to county chairmen are leaving, details for any such program strictly up to the various county; chairmen and’ their com- * ef.the war-time retsrictions. Patriotically printed addressed to “Mr. President and Governor Holland”, are being furnished the county chairmen| by. state headquarters for use of organizations contributing 100 per cent. The scrolls are to be} signed by contributors and will be returned to state headquarters and then will be forwarded to national headquarters in Wash- ington. SCRUGGS IS GIVEN NEW APPOINTMENT | GAINESVILLE, Fla, Feb. 11.| —S. L. Scruggs, Gainesville attor- ney, has been appointed by Attor- ney General Biddle as assistant United States Attorney for the] Northern District of Florida to succeed William B. Watson, Jr., on leave of absence with the na- tign’s armed forces cruggs will have headquarters in}Gainesville, but he will work difectly under District Attorn George Earl Hoffman ot Pe cola, as a member of his person- nel. } Wickard predicts stricter ra- tioning in the 1943 food out- Z—LD 666. 666 TABLETS. SALVE. pose DROPS ‘J. F. 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Buy only from | should not be cultivated deeply | reliable seedsmen, acquainted with | because of danger to the roots local conditions and with’a knowl- | pick erm neat the surface. edge of planting problems. | ultivating conserv moisture In buying plants the*gardner | and should be done after a rain or should make sure his purchases| are healthy and free from ins fusely branched and free from knots or swellings. Insect Foes in Two Groups As for insects, there are two tela 1, Caterpillars, beetles, grass- hoppers and grubs which have biting mouth parts and feed by biting off, chewing up and swal-{ lowing the substance of the plant 2. The live, thrips, leap-hoppers .| purpose is to kill |The roots should be clean, pro-| tually, agricultural expe: In all addition it weeds. Ac after watering. | hocing or cultivating need not be done oftener than is necessary to | keep weeds out of the garden. 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